I know someone is going to complain that if Ryo doesn't sell well they won't make the others but I only really want Rowen, Sekhmet and Anubis. Hopefully they get that far. Way better than the older figures obviously which I still have a few of somewhere.

Was fiddling with Ryo yesterday; he's a pretty nice figure, but I can't see him as something I'll EVER "transform" with any frequency, as it's a process that's almost guaranteed to shred certain parts of the armor as you put them on and off (particularly the way the shoulder pads and side skirts are mounted on - the left side skirt pegs on mine are a chrome flaked mess after only one transformation, mercifully hidden under the skirts themselves). The diecast gives him some nice heft, though, and the metallic finish looks fantastic.

The only other figure I really would want would be Anubis, but I'm not going to hold my breath that he (or even any of the other warriors until I get some concrete confirmation) will ever get made...

I am stunned, STUNNED that Evil is up (conceptually and prototype-wise) already. I would have thought one of the other Samurai Troopers chara would get the nod. I mean, there's that whole 'warring states period mania' going on and stuff.

They do SAL, though they add 700 yen to the base SAL price, so frankly it isn't worth it. For EMS shipping for the Alto figure, expect to pay about 2500 yen with the 50% off, though, which isn't bad at all.

I notice they have pretty good deals in Amiami but how do you guys order with them? I mean, their site is entirely in Japanese! Even if I run a website translator, I can't even figure out how to register myself (since you'll need to be registered to make a purchase), let alone communicate with the site operators! Is there any simple way to place an order with them.. in English? Thanks!